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Stock Trading Competition

The Department of Finance believe that CCSU students should be well-equipped to make
financial decisions and possess adequate financial literacy and knowledge to manage
their investments and retirement plans after graduation. The Department of Finance
utilizes its branded Stcoktrak financial securities trading system in many of the
Finance classes we teach.

To provide CCSU students with hands-on experience and skills used in the Stock market,
the Department of Finance launched "The School of Business Stock Trading Competition"
during Spring 2011.

The School of Business Stock Trading Competition give CCSU students the chance to
invest a hypothetical $1,000,000 in an on-line portfolio. With this comprehensive
stock market game, CCSU students learned hands-on trading of stocks, bonds, and mutual
funds and economic and financial concepts that they'll use for the rest of their lives.
The top three performing participants offered a Tuition scholarship prizes of $1,250,
$750 and $500.

Prof. Joesph Farhat is the coordinator for the School of Business Stock Trading Competition if you have
any question regarding the competition.

The winners (Top Three-Overall Ranking) of the competition were determined by the
eligible players who have received the highest returns on their investment at market
close on the last day of the competition. The following is the last of previous winners:

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Spring 2017The first place winner: William Cymbala, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Patrick Halloran, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Rose Vital, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Fall 2016The first place winner: Justin Schunk, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Kash Ziemba, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Matthew Crossman, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Spring 2016The first place winner: Ian Cranston, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Richard Hoffman, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Kara Uliano, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Fall 2015The first place winner: Elizabeth Durham, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Siddharth Awasthi, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Francis DiMaio, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Spring 2015The first place winner: Americo Zea, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Luciano Goncalves, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Nick Maida, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Fall 2014The first place winner: Daniel Okula, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Thomas Li, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Alex Lee, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Spring 2014The first place winner: Jeffrey Birdsall, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Joe Lorenzo, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Alexander Daly, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Fall 2013The first place winner: Matthew Rodziewicz, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Bryant lmeida, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Mohamed Ahmed, Tuition scholarship of $500

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Spring 2013The first place winner : Anna Szmolda, Tuition scholarship of $1,250The second place winner: Krzysztof Kisz, Tuition scholarship of $750The third place winner: Pawel Zarow, Tuition scholarship of $500

We are grateful for the continued support by the SEI Company to sponsor this competition every semester since Spring 2013.

School of Business – Stock Trading Competition at CCSU for Fall 2012The first place winner: Nicholas Richardson, $100 Cash prizeThe second place winner: Chris Leibold, $50 Cash prizeThe third place winner: Alex Immohr, $25 Cash prize